1957 BMW Isetta
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The freshly delivered Isetta was inspected for level of damage.

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And now the damage level is clear.

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Even the littlest of parts had to be made.

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You can see the metal work taking shape

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And now it was the first of many days of coloring.

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The coloring process was to paint it all in single stage first.

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To make sure the lines were perfect, we used a laser to make out the transitions

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The complexity of some of the fabercation was great.

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This was the only piece we could buy! Everthing else had to be made.

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And finally getting primered.

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At this point the bottom was rust proofed with a texture material that is body colored.

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The non visible areas were also textured in the body color.

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Once the single stage paint was sanded uber flat with 1200 grit wet paper

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We then clear coated the car and wet sanded again up to 3000 grit!

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And sadly, the car went home.